Water pump repair/replacement (quick Q)

[scirious@hotmail.com (Brian Haygood)]

Oooh, I like that JB weld trick for O-ring grooves.

Yeah, I kinda figured the pump was worthless, so it's good to know I was
right.  :) (since that happens so rarely (according to my wife))

Thanks Ron.

BH
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: Brian Haygood <scirious@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 6:06 AM
Subject: Re: Water pump repair/replacement (quick Q)


> If there's any doubt about it's history, replace it.  Replace the whole
> thing, not just the impeller half (it's available separately).  For all
> practical purposes on our cars, there is no repairing a water pump,
> just replacement.  The used one isn't worth anything to anybody but
> you, except maybe as a core, and you can expect to get $5 for it.
>
> The only way I'd reuse it is if I knew first-hand that it was fairly
> fresh and didn't leak previously.
>
>
> You'll need a new 0-ring where it seals to the block, it should come
> with the new pump.  A t-stat O-ring is the same.  If the block is
> pitted where the O-ring mates, clean the pits and fill them with JB
> Weld, then sand it back smooth.  Works a charm.
>
> Ron
>
> --- Brian Haygood <scirious@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > So I have never replaced a water pump (well not one made after 1931).
> >  Do I
> > want the one that is on this engine I might buy?  If so what is it
> > worth?
> > Mileage is unknown, but it's a '92 that is the second engine in a
> > 118k car.
> >
> > So when a water pump goes bad, do you replace it? repair it? need the
> > core?
> >
> > What's a used pump worth?  Like $10?
> >
> > BH
> >
> >
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